Storage rack



sept, 1, 1925.

c. C. BUCK STORAGE RACK Sept l, 1925.

C. C. BUCK STORAGE RACK i5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 19, 199.3

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C. C. BUCK STORAGE RACK Filed July 19, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 a horizontal position.

Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

'sfrofItAGE RACK.

Application' fii'ea'ru'iy 19, 1923. `serial N0. 652,554.

ToA all whom t may cof/www1 Be it known that I, CmmwitY C. "BUC-K, citizen of the 'United States, residing `at Evanston, in the county of Cooka'nd State Illinois,l vhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Storage Racks', of'

ivh'ich the yfollowing is fra` specification'.

This invention Yrelates to improvemeiits'inY storage racks and more' partioulalytofracks for storing pianos andthe like. y

v Prior to the present'time it has been a' gneral'practice to store grand pianos-on edge as nearly all Warehouses do ,this in order to utilize tliejls'pace tothe `rbest' ad` vantage. As grand pianos yhave become quite popular in late years, storage Warehouses usually haveas many grand pianos' for storage as they do uprights, and asstor'- ing' the grand pianosonjtheir' sides is'very injurious tothe highly poli iedl surfaces as Well as detrimental to the-interior' of each piaiioifuleft rthat positionlongit is the primary purpose O'this invention tol furnish 'means' 'for storing grand piano bodies' one above the othe'nvvit'h eaoh pianov resting on its own' bottom. Afnotherlobject of the iiiveiition is'to furnish a storage'rackliavii'ig' a number of horizontal shelves onbrac'kets adapted to be :moved outwardly beyond the 'fraiiieof the rack in order 'tojreceive a piano body tijnd tli'en Ato be n'oirepd into the' A'frar'i'fiefor tliepiirp'ose'v of supporting thepia'no? body in Anotherfobject ofthe invention isltol *fur-y nishdetachable adjustable supports or struts which may vbe moved :from one shelfv to the` other for the purpose of supporting the shelf. bracket f vvh'en the bracket vis Imoved outivarjdlyto receive or discharge its load.

further object of the inventionpis tc furnish a C letachable Ibar kadapted vtol accompanying drawings? and more particu lly pointed out rin the appendedolaimsj Referring to thedrayving's j. y Figure 1V is4 a vertical sectional'. vetv of one section of the -r'a'cli'l Y p Fig. 2 is, 'a perspective View of the dei` tachable buffer bar employed vvitli the iii'ovable brackets. v

Figs is a front View partly in setion f onev of the carriages `forming.part of each movable bracket.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional'vievvofthe f rack taken on the` line 4-4 of Fig. 1 Fig'. 5 is adet'ail perspective'vievv'slioving the' manner of connecting oneend of a, "shelf track to one vof tlie horizontal bars oftheV frame'. Q

l6' is a vertical sectional j vieivvv 'o-f'a" tieten iiitittt'tting the' tnt-'niiet tfptmiettigthe butter" btt' toY one of 'theiritvttbie lotticleats.l

't'ioii'oi= the upperslielf ofthe section Shovvn'intlie, drawing. i u l Y Fig: s is perspective view ptttiy, insee tion of Op@ end starship tettitmjpriidfiiitp iet-t tiene t theY 3 of this frame yare provided with abutment" i i members 'or' wooden plocks'd fand Il; Shelf tracks 12, 'pftfeittiyg of angie tipp @patties-1 tion, regt oftiiepe titties andere estatut iti pptitimtby porters." liteit' tnt petites@ shelf tracks 12 lis piovildedwvith# a gsl'idable bracketie of angle iron; cons'tutitiythe horizontal portion of ivfliicli slides on `the" horizoiit'al portion' of 'tliel trackv 12 vWith` witten it is testent-tti.: ,Asbest fshwt it; Figs: i ands,- ttth -tngiettp bttekt' i4' te secured at 15 to an inverted U-shaped yoke 16 having the lower end of its legs connected together by a cross pin 17, which extends beneath the track 12 with which the bracket is associated. A bolt 18 also-extends across the yoke 16 and carries a roller 19, which as shown in Figs. 1 and 7, rolls on the horizontal portion of the track. As shown in Figs. 1, vand 7, the pin 17 extends beneath thetrack 12 for the purpose of engaging the lower edge` of. the .track 12 when the bracket 14 is projected forwardly as shown in dotted lines inFig. 1. When the bracket is in this position, it is adapted to receive a piano body, l f

`Eachbracket 14` is provided at its forward end with an angle iron lug 20.- It will be notedzthat thereare twor tracks 12 and two brackets 14.for each shelf andin usethe two brackets 14 of a shelf are to be moved forwardlyat the saine time, and at this-time the buffer barY 21, best shown` in Fig. 2, may be vattached to thetwo brackets. `For this purpose the base 22.0f the buffer is provided near its ends with-sockets 23 adapted to engage the upwardly extending portions of the lugs 20, asshown in Fig. 6. Fromthis figure it will be observed thatthe base 22 of the buffer bar supports padding 24, andr a cover 25. secures this padding yto the base. When two of the brackets. 14 are --in their forwardly projectingvposition asv shown'by dotted: lines in Fig. .1, andthe buffer bar 21 is. attached to the lugs.20 'of these brackets,v

the piano body may be lifted onto the kbrackets and its edge will abut against the buffer bar 21, and thelatter'will vprevent marring ofthe polished surface ofsaid edge.y vItis tolbe noted that the buffer bar is. movable or transferable from shelf to shelf, that is, afteritfhas beenusedwith the brackets :on the :lower .shelf it maybe transferred Yto .the brackets ofthe next shelfabove andso on.

.The apparatus also includes adjustable supportsor struts 26 to bear the vweight of the brackets .14 when said bracketsarein projectedtposition. Each of these strutshas an inverted U-shaped yoke, orY socket27 at its .lower end adapted to detachably engage either of the cross bars 2,.an d. each strut is provided in its -upper end .withai cross'vhead 281to engage the lower. edge of thebracket 14, frAs..shown in Fig..4, vvthere are twoaof thesewstruts, one foreach bracket 14 of a Shelf.-

l .The blocks 10, and 1.11 function l as 1 abutment members n for the bolt 17 .Y vwhena bracket 14 is :moved either forwardly or rearward.

In-use, when it :is desired to store piano b.odies,-' `the flower. 'brackets14t may ..be slid forwardly rand the .buffer..bar 21 attached tothe lugs-20 offthese brackets. l:Then the `piano body. may beplacedfonfthe two brack-V Vets and` thenfthe. brackets-,may` be sl-id'into the=.frame until. the yokes labut against the lower blocks 11. Then the buffer bar 21 may be removed and attached to the lugs 2O of the brackets 14 immediately above, and if bars 2a and 3a to posts,.but these posts are not shown inthe drawings. :In orderl to make the device ofportable or knock-down construction, the various fastening means are preferably bolts and nuts. f

From the foregoing it is believed thatkthe construction, operation andV advantages may be readily understood byV those skilled in the art and it is apparent that various changes may be made without..departingfrom the spirit of the invention asv expressed in the claims. What is claimed. and desired to be by Letters Patentis: ,LA rack y'ncluding a plurality of substantially Yhorizontally disposed stationary rails, a bracketl bar slidably. mounted on each of said rails,.and.meansconnecting secured eachl of said rails .and its associated ,bracket bar to permit the bar to ,automaticallyswing downwardly relatively to one .end of the rail without detaching .the bar.. from ,tlie`;rail, when the vbar is moved forwardly relatively to the rail.` 1

v2. YArack as 1 in Then the second the. last. mentioned .meansincludes a lyoke iixedlyrconnected to. one endonlyofsaid bracket" bar, a` cross pin connected .tok the yoke and slidably engagingthe underside. of said rail,and a roller mounted onsaid yoke and engaging/ the'upper side of said rai1,.,:.,. .34.The .combination with a Vrack having superposed pairs .of horizontally arranged rails, of .a ypair of combined sliding rand swinging shelfbrackets connected to each pair. yof rails, and anfinterchangeable buffer barl Aadapted to. bedetachably connected Vto either pair of brackets. l' 5. .A .rack as claimed in claim lincluding a buffer bar detachably connected to the outer endsof said-bracket bars.

F6. .The .combination with a rack yhaving superposed pairs .of yhorizontally arranged tracks,fof a pair of, combined slidable 4and Y pair of tracks, superposed front rails connected to the front ends of each pair of tracks, and struts constructed to be interchangeably and detachably connected to either of said rails for supporting either pair of the brackets when the latter are in their outer positions.

7. A rack as claimed in claim l including vertically adjustable struts adapted to support said bracket bars, said rack also including corner posts, horizontal end bars and horizontal cross bars connecting said posts.

8. The combination with a rack having combined slidable and swinging shelf brackets, of vertically adjustable struts adapted to support said brackets, said' rack including corner posts, horizontal end bars and horizontal cross bars connecting said posts, rails supported by said cross bars, each bracket being mounted on one of said rails, a yoke connected to said bracket and having a cross pin extending beneath the rail with which the bracket is associated, and a roller mounted in said yoke and engaging one of said rails, said vertically adjustable struts being adapted to be transferred from one cross bar to another and to support said brackets in certain positions.

9. A storage rack including corner posts,

a yokevconnected to the rear end of eachA rail and carrying a roller which rests on the upper surface of the track with-which the rail is associated, a cross pin carried bythe v lower end of the yoke and adapted to engage the under side of the track when the rail is in its forwardmost position, the front end of the rail being adapted to slide outwardly and to gradually move downwardly when the rail is pulled forwardly. `Y

10. A storage rack as claimed by claim 10 in which each bracket is provided at its outer end with a lug, and a buffer bar having sockets adapted to receive the lugs of either pair of-said superposed brackets.

l1. A storage rack as claimed in claim l0 including struts provided at the lower ends with ngers adapted to detachably engage either of said cross bars for supporting the brackets when the latter are in their outermost positions.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

oHAUNcEY o. BUCK. 

